Jessy Lalancette has joined Toronto-based production house Undivided as head of sales and artist management, a role–her first in the commercial production industry–that will see her act as a liaison between clients and the company’s growing creative roster. Lalancette has amassed considerable experience in talent management, including spending the past five years as office manager with the talent management firm Dulcedo Management. She has also previously worked with Montreal-based Montage Models, and as a junior booker with the world-famous Ford Models. Undivided was launched late last year by Nikki Ormerod and her husband, Scott Houghton….
EditShare, which specializes in collaboration, security, and intelligent storage solutions, has appointed Said Bacho as VP of sales, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa). Bacho has a deep background in media enterprise solutions and will be responsible for executing go-to-market plans that enable customers to leverage EditShare production workflow solutions on-premise and in the cloud. Prior to joining EditShare, Bacho was sr. VP of international sales at Operative with a particular focus in growing sales and account management teams in EMEA. Bacho’s earlier roles include chief business development and marketing officer with Snell Advanced Media; sr. VP, EMEA with Grass Valley; VP sales and marketing–Middle East, Africa, and South Asia with Imagine Communications; and managing director–Middle East and North Africa with Avid….
